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Dinar - al-Hakam II Madinat al-Zahra
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba |
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| Year | 968-975 |
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| Currency | Dinar (929-1031) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents the characteristic aniconic design of Umayyad Andalusian coinage, composed entirely of Arabic Kufic script arranged in horizontal lines within a central circular field. The inner legend occupies three or four lines and contains the shahada and mint/date formula. A thin inner circle separates the central field from the marginal legend, which runs continuously around the circumference and contains the Quranic basmala and striking information including the mint of al-Andalus and the Hijri year. The whole composition is framed by a plain outer border, typical of gold dinars struck at Madinat al-Zahra under the Umayyad caliphs. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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